NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are opening higher Friday morning as major indexes continue to set records. Technology companies are rising on company earnings. Health care and household goods companies also trading higher after lagging the market over the last few weeks.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shares in troubled Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena have plunged after news reports that the bank's request for more time to raise new capital from investors has been rejected by regulators.

Market Leaders by Price Volume

Market Leaders highlight the top eight stocks for your chosen equities market, ranked by highest Price Volume Ratio. This ratio (last price times volume, divided by 1,000) can be used to determine the general direction in the market.

Price Volume Leaders provide an insight to the most significant stocks based on the value of the shares traded, as opposed to Volume Leaders which only takes into account the number of shares traded. For example, 1 million shares traded at $2 has a value of $2M (found on the Volume Leaders page) where 100,000 shares traded at $100 has a value of $10M (found on the Price Volume page). Many market analysts would consider Price Volume to be more relevant.

Most Recent Stories

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Today's Performance Leaders

We highlight the top five stocks with the highest and lowest percent change for current session, for your selected market. The widget links to the full list, where you can view all percent advances and decliners.

Barchart Morning Call

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Today's Price Surprises

Find stocks that have an unusually large price movement relative to their usual pattern. Ranked by Standard Deviation, there may be trading opportunities in these large-movement stocks.

52 Week New Highs & Lows

Shows stocks that have made a new 52-week High or 52-week Low price, or matched a previous 52-Week High or Low price.

Top 100 Stocks

Shows the five best performing stocks, ranked by their daily Weighted Alpha. Weighted Alpha is a measure of how much a stock has risen or fallen over a one-year period. A stock whose price has risen over the one-year period will have a positive Weighted Alpha.

Market Momentum

For the exchanges shown, the widget lists the number of stocks that have advanced, declined, and are unchanged for the day. It also shows the number of new 52-week High and Low stocks for each of the exchanges.

Sectors Heat Map

For your selected market (U.S. or Canada), the widget provides a visual snapshot of the major stock market sectors, ranked from highest to lowest percent change.